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(11) EP 3 957 097 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
23.02.2022 Bulletin 2022/08

(21) Application number: 20723417.0

(22) Date of filing: 07.05.2020
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 24/00(2009.01)
H04B 7/04(2017.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04W 24/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2020/062656
(87) International publication number:
WO 2020/249326 (17.12.2020 Gazette 2020/51)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 11.06.2019 EP 19179353

(71) Applicant: British Telecommunications public limited company
London E1 8EE (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • MACKENZIE, Richard
    London EC4V 5BT (GB)

(74) Representative: British Telecommunications public limited company Intellectual Property Department 
9th Floor One Braham Braham Street
London E1 8EE
London E1 8EE (GB)

   


(54) FRONTHAUL PHYSICAL LAYER SPLIT IN A CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK